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With the recent news of iPhone and iPod theft on New York subways, Bjorn Vance expected his new iPhone to be stolen on the F Train before he even had time to fill his address book, as one more victim of iTheft in NYC. "The day I showed up to work with my iPhone, my boss just laughed" said Vance who works as a paralegal at the law office of Chase, Ketcham & Sioux, "My boss bet me a thousand dollars that my iPhone would be stolen in the first week." explained Vance.
"I took that bet, with my mind set on proving him wrong even though that was my greatest fear." remarked Vance, choosing to place his total trust in the fine people of New York City.
Bjorn realized quickly that winning one thousand dollars could pay for his new iPhone twice over and make his boss feel like a jackass in the process. "I love taking easy bets that I'm kind of sure I can win, especially when I'm taking money from my boss Steve Chase, who's such a damn tight wad." Vance said.
Unlike the iPod which can remain concealed while in use, the iPhone is about mobile calling and accessing vital contact information. Even with the device set to silent, it's difficult to resist answering a call you've been waiting for, making the iPhone far more vulnerable to theft on public transit by being visible.
Bjorn said; "I even took calls in plain view on the way to the train hoping someone would spot me as an easy mark, I kept my iPhone out while riding the subway to make it obvious for thieves" Vance explained, convinced that he was safely protected by lady luck's invisible magic bubble.
Vance eventually won his bet and kept the pride of fine New Yorkers in tact, for at least a few hours. Vance learned a sobering lesson almost instantly after collecting his prize, when he had over $860 dollars stolen along with his iPhone and engraved beer stein as he was returning home from the late night drinking celebration he had with friends in SoHo after collecting his $1,000 dollars in cash winnings.
"That sucks man tits!" Bjorn said, "My Moms flipped me that beer stein for my twenty first birthday, it's tight shit and can't be replaced." The haunting lesson here may be that sometimes when you win, you actually lose and apparently lady luck offers no protective magic bubble in the Big Apple. In the immortal words of Bjorn Vance "that sucks man tits!".
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(Photos courtesy of Bjorn Vance pictured above)
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